Mahakasyapa

Mahākāśyapa (摩訶迦葉, Mohe Jiashe) or Kāśyapa was a brahman of Magadha, who became one of the principal disciples of Śākyamuni Buddha and who convened and directed the first council. Mahākāśyapa is one of the most revered of the Buddha's early disciples. He is often depicted in statuary together with Ananda, each standing to one side of the Buddha. According to the legendary history of the Chan and Zen schools, Mah

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Mahakasyapa

Also, Kasyapa; one of Buddha's disciples. The Ch'an Sect, according to its tradition, claims him as its first patriarch.

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Mahakasyapa: A disciple named Kasyapa was called this after he had understood Buddha Gautama's silent sermon. When Buddha held out a flower in silence, Kasyapa smiled in understanding. Then Buddha gave Kasyapa the flower signifying the first transmission.

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The first Buddhist council was held soon after the death of the Buddha under the patronage of king Ajatasatru, and presided by a monk named Mahakasyapa, at Rajagaha (today's Rajgir). Its objective was to record the Buddha's sayings (sutra) and codify monastic rules (vinaya). Buddhist Councils - 2nd Buddhist council 383 BC. The second Buddhist council was convened by king Kalasoka and held at Vaisali, following conflicts between the conservative and liberal elements of Sangha. The conservative school ...

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• Buddhist Councils - 1st Buddhist council 5th century BC
• Buddhist Councils - 2nd Buddhist council 383 BC
• Buddhist Councils - 3rd Buddhist council c. 250 BC
• Buddhist Councils - 4th Buddhist council c. 100 AD
• Buddhist Councils - 5th Buddhist council c. 1871 A.D
• Buddhist Councils - 6th Buddhist council c. 1954 A.D

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This article is about the Hindu sage Kashyapa or Kasyapa. See also Mahakasyapa information on the Buddhist monk. In Hinduism, Kashyapa ("tortoise") is an ancient sage (one of the rishis), father of the devas, asuras, nagas and all of humanity. He is married to Aditi, with whom he is the father of Agni and the Adityas. He received the spoils of Parasurama's conquest of King Kaartaveerya-arjuna. See also. List of Buddhist topics ...

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This article is about the Hindu sage Kashyapa or Kasyapa. See also Mahakasyapa information on the Buddhist monk. Kashyapa ("tortoise") is an ancient sage (one of the rishis), father of the devas, asuras, nagas and all of humanity. He is the son of the Lord Creator Brahma, created by Brahma's thought. He is married to Aditi, with whom he is the father of Agni and the Adityas. He received the earth of Parasuma's conquest of King K ...

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• Kasyapa - External link

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Theravada (Pali; Sanskrit: Sthaviravada) is one of the eighteen (or twenty) Nikāya schools that formed early in the history of Buddhism. These developed in India during the century subsequent to the death of the Buddha. The name of the school means "Teachings of the Elders" which implies that this was the most conservative school of Buddhism, a school that has attempted to conserve the original teachings of the Buddha. Adherents trace their lineage back to the Sthaviras (Pali: Theras; "Elders") of the First Buddhist Council when 500 arahants, including Mahakasyapa chose a position of orthodoxy to keep all the ...

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• Theravada - History
• Theravada - Philosophy
• Theravada - Praxis
• Theravada - Lay and Monastic Life
• Theravada - Meditation
• Theravada - Levels of Attainment
• Theravada - Festivals and customs
• Theravada - Temporary Ordination
• Theravada - Buddhist orders within Theravada
• Theravada - Criticisms

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The first Buddhist council was held soon after the death of the Buddha under the patronage of king Ajatasatru, and presided by a monk named Mahakasyapa, at Rajagaha (today's Rajgir). Its objective was to record the Buddha's sayings (sutra) and codify monastic rules (vinaya). Buddhist Councils - 2nd Buddhist council 383 BC. The second Buddhist council was convened by king Kalasoka and held at Vaisali, following conflicts between the conservative and liberal elements of Sangha. The conservative school ...

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• Buddhist Councils - 1st Buddhist council 5th century BC
• Buddhist Councils - 2nd Buddhist council 383 BC
• Buddhist Councils - 3rd Buddhist council c. 250 BC
• Buddhist Councils - 4th Buddhist council c. 100 AD
• Buddhist Councils - 5th Buddhist council c. 1871 A.D
• Buddhist Councils - 6th Buddhist council c. 1954 A.D

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I-Kuan Tao, also Yi Guan Dao, or usually initialized as IKT (一貫道, translated as the Unity Sect) is a new religious movement that originated in twentieth-century China. At the same time it incorporates much older elements from Confucianism, Taoism, and Chinese Buddhism, and recognizes the validity of non-Chinese religious traditions such as Christianity and Islam as well. For this reason it is often classified as a syncretistic or syncretic sect, along with other similar religions in the Hsien Tien D ...

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• I-Kuan Tao - The Name
• I-Kuan Tao - Deities
• I-Kuan Tao - History
• I-Kuan Tao - Official history
• I-Kuan Tao - The present
• I-Kuan Tao - Practices
• I-Kuan Tao - The Three Treasures
• I-Kuan Tao - The Structure
• I-Kuan Tao - Literature

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The history of Buddhism spans from the 6th century BCE to the present, starting with the birth of the Buddha Siddharta Gautama. This makes it one of the oldest religions practiced today. Throughout this period, the religion evolved as it encountered various countries and cultures, adding to its original Indian foundation Hellenistic as well as Central Asian, East Asian, and Southeast Asian cultural elements. In the process, its geographical extent became considerable so as to affect at one time or another most of the Asian continent. ...

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• History of Buddhism - Life of the Buddha
• History of Buddhism - Early Buddhism
• History of Buddhism - 1st Buddhist council 5th c. BCE
• History of Buddhism - 2nd Buddhist council 383 BCE
• History of Buddhism - Ashokan proselytism c. 260 BCE
• History of Buddhism - 3rd Buddhist council c.250 BCE
• History of Buddhism - Hellenistic world
• History of Buddhism - Asian expansion
• History of Buddhism - Sunga persecutions 2nd–1st c.BCE
• History of Buddhism - Greco-Buddhist interaction 2nd c. BCE–1st c. CE
• History of Buddhism - Rise of Mahayana 1st c.BCE–2nd c.CE
• History of Buddhism - Mahayana expansion 1st c.CE–10th c.CE
• History of Buddhism - India
• History of Buddhism - Central and Northern Asia
• History of Buddhism - South-East Asia
• History of Buddhism - Emergence of the Vajrayana 5th century
• History of Buddhism - Theravada Renaissance 11th century CE—
• History of Buddhism - Expansion of Buddhism to the West
• History of Buddhism - Notes

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Kasyapa: First to receive the "transmission of the lamp." See Mahakasyapa.

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Transmission/Transmission of the Lamp: The first Transmission was to Kasyapa, then called Mahakasyapa. The transmission is the receiving of insight. Insight is not given or pursued, it is apprehended.

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Dharma Heir: One who is designated as the successor of a master or teacher, one who has apprehended the transmission. Mahakasyapa was the Dharma Heir of Buddha Gautama. See also Transmission.

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Kukkuta Padagiri (Sanskrit), called also Gurupadagiri, the "teacher’s mountain". It is situated about seven miles from Gaya, and is famous owing to a persistent report that Arhat Mahakasyapa even to this day dwells in its caves.

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The third Buddhist council was convened by the Mauryan king Ashoka (260–218 BC) at Pataliputra (today's Patna), and held by the monk Moggaliputta Tissa. Its objective what to reconcile the different schools of Buddhism, and to purify the Buddhist movement, particularly from opportunistic factions which had been attracted by the royal patronage. The responses to doctrinal questions and disputes formulated at the Third Council were recorded by Moggaliputta ...

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Buddhist Councils, Buddhist Councils - 1st Buddhist council 5th century BC, Buddhist Councils - 2nd Buddhist council 383 BC, Buddhist Councils - 3rd Buddhist council c. 250 BC, Buddhist Councils - 4th Buddhist council c. 100 AD, Buddhist Councils - 5th Buddhist council c. 1871 A.D, Buddhist Councils - 6th Buddhist council c. 1954 A.D

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Kukkuta-pada-giri (Sanskrit) (from kukkuta cock + pada foot + giri mountain)

Also called Guru-pada-giri, the teacher's mountain; a mountain situated about seven miles from Gaya, famous owing to a persistent report that the Buddhist arhat Mahakasyapa even to this day dwells in its caves.

(See also: Kukkuta-pada-giri, Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dictionary)

The second Buddhist council was convened by king Kalasoka and held at Vaisali, following conflicts between the conservative and liberal elements of Sangha. The conservative schools insisted on strict adherence to monastic rules (vinaya). The secessionist Mahasangikas argued for more relaxed monastic rules, which could appeal to a large majority of monastic and lay people (hence their name "majority" assembly). The council ended with the rejection of the Mahasanghikas. They left the council and maintained themselves for several centuries in northwestern India and Central Asia according to Kharos ...

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Buddhist Councils, Buddhist Councils - 1st Buddhist council 5th century BC, Buddhist Councils - 2nd Buddhist council 383 BC, Buddhist Councils - 3rd Buddhist council c. 250 BC, Buddhist Councils - 4th Buddhist council c. 100 AD, Buddhist Councils - 5th Buddhist council c. 1871 A.D, Buddhist Councils - 6th Buddhist council c. 1954 A.D

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Marichi (Sanskrit). One of the "mind-born" sons of Brahma in the Puranas. Brahmans make of him the personified light, the parent of Surya, the Sun and the direct ancestor of Mahakasyapa. The Northern Buddhists of the Yogacharya School, see in Marichi Deva, a Bodhisattva, while Chinese Buddhists (especially the Tauists), have made of this conception the Queen of Heaven, the goddess of light, ruler of the sun and moon. With the pious but illiterate Buddhists, her magic formula "Om Marichi svaha" is very powerful. Speaking of Marichi, Eitel mentions "Georgi, who explains the name as a ‘Chinese transcription of the name of the holy Virgin Mary’" (!!). As Marichi is the chief of the Maruts and one of the seven primitive Rishis, the supposed derivation does seem a little far fetched.

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In 1949, Hsing Yun wrote his first book, "Singing in Silence", the first stepping stone in his writing career. In later years, he founded several Buddhist publications, and was promoted as editor-in-chief for many Buddhist periodicals and newsletters for various temples and wrote articles for major Taiwanese newsletters. In 1955, he published one of the first hardback biographies of Sakyamuni Buddha. Hsin ...

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Hsing Yun, Hsing Yun - Biography, Hsing Yun - Early life, Hsing Yun - Origin of the name Hsing Yun, Hsing Yun - Writing, Hsing Yun - Hsing Yun's pen names, Hsing Yun - Achievements, Hsing Yun - The founding and involvement with Fo Guang Shan, Hsing Yun - Branch Temples, Hsing Yun - Abbotship: 1967-1985, Hsing Yun - Closing Fo Guang Shan, Hsing Yun - Philosophy, Hsing Yun - Criticism, Hsing Yun - Awards and recognitions, Hsing Yun - Bibliography

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Image:ZhangGuangBi.jpg Within the broad category of Chinese religion we may distinguish between folk practices which neither expect clear membership commitments nor make clear demands; and on the other hand, various sectarian movements which enjoy a clearer identity, and at the same time a weaker influence over the wider society. The folk religious practices are absorbed almost unconsciously, from childhood. Sectarian religious identity must be voluntarily chosen. Such sectarian identity might be Buddhist, Christian, or any of the religious movements that originat ...

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I-Kuan Tao, I-Kuan Tao - The Name, I-Kuan Tao - Deities, I-Kuan Tao - History, I-Kuan Tao - Official history, I-Kuan Tao - The present, I-Kuan Tao - Practices, I-Kuan Tao - The Three Treasures, I-Kuan Tao - The Structure, I-Kuan Tao - Literature

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